When I listen to early Chicago…well, they Make Me Smile!😀

📯🎼Magic🎼🎶 takes you to the early seventies... time travel🎶🎶

Terry was the best , he was lost way to soon, such an incredible guitarist.

As others have commented, the studio version is a must-listen. They do an extended percussion jam that is 🔥🔥🔥!

No autotune, no posturing, lecturing or intersectional bs. Imagine that! God I miss those days...these guys were a big part of my youth.

My favorite Chicago song!💗

Terry Kath passed when he was 27 so I'm guessing most of these guys were probably mid to late 20's for ages. Never the same after Terry but still love them all!

Chicago puts a smile on my face.

Chicago is a stellar group

I grew up with this great band from the 70's-80's. They were a rock & roll band with horns & blended elements of classical music, jazz, R&B, & pop music. They had a lot of great songs such as "Saturday In The Park", "Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?", "Make Me Smile", "Questions 67 & 68", "Where Do We Go From Here?", "Free", "Lowdown", "Colour My World", "Hard To Say I'm Sorry", "You're The Inspiration", "Will You Still Love Me?", "Look Away", "Feelin' Stronger Every Day", "If You Leave Me Now", "Old Days" etc.

I actually prefer the studio version of this, but dude! Check out "25 Or 6 To 4" from this same concert. I've watched it maybe a hundred times and it never gets old! RIP Terry Kath. Chicago was never the same without you

I was at that concert and many others. There was only one Chicago and Terry Kath was my hero and I cried when he died. I saw them live three times with Terry and three without. they are performing here in early fall. So the first time I saw them I was 18 and I’m 71 now and still listening and loving them.

My favorite band ever!! Thank you! I love you and your comments!♥️🎶✝️

I just went to my 50th high school reunion. Mixed feelings about getting old. Except from the 50’s 60’s and 70’s music we were blessed to grow up listening to! Still love Chicago but will always miss Terry!

You really need to hear the entire album CTA. This is their premier album.

Definitely one of my favorite songs of all time. The long horns and rhythm outro in the studio recording is phenomenal.

The album versions of their songs are worth listening to before the live versions!

Leonid (Lee.Oh. Nid) & Friends are now touring the US. They are amazing & pay great tribute to Chicago & other 70s bands. Their version of this will make your jaw drop.

These guys--- at that time were so special. I grew up in Chicago and in my senior year 1978 we lost Terry and it felt like a death in the family. But you found gold here in this live version. You are spot on about their comraderie and being purely collective in their musicianship. It shows how talented and confident each guy was --that none gave into trying to outshine the others. Unusual for a 7 member band of guys in their 20's. I miss those days.

Leonid & Friends is a russian cover band. The work they do with Chicago songs is top notch and well worth listening to.

Please continue with more Chicago because they are an incredible band. If you like this kind of sound, you may also like Blood, Sweat and Tears ("Spinning Wheel") and a much lesser known band called Chase. Chase is not well known partly because Bill Chase and some other band members died early in the band's career, but the horn section (Bill Chase played trumpet) is incredible. Sorry to add more groups to your ever growing list, but if you like this sound, you may want to consider the expansion into Blood, Swear and Tears, and Chase.

If you’re interested there is a documentary Terry Kath’s daughter made that’s really cool. She was very young when he died. It has some interesting people in it too. His widow later married Keifer Southerland and is currently Jeff Lynne’s (ELO) partner. It explores his life and music and shows some pretty awesome Chicago music parties. It’s free with ads. Also, a little trivia, Terry was Jimi Hendrix’s favorite guitar player! Here’s the link to the official documentary. I think you will enjoy it. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nJ2Vmq2F2eCVYHk.html

The sounds of my youth... thank you for bringing it and providing this great reaction.

I met Chicago when they were in their early twenties playing a gig at San Bernardino Valley College. My friend was the dj at the college radio station - they were very shy, down-to-earth and humble. We had never heard anything like them before - the horns blew us all away. BTW, Leonid & Friends, which Salvo mentioned, is an amazing band. Their covers of Chicago songs are unbelievably good.

I love this song. What a band! Great musicians all. Color My World was the greatest slow dance song at every dance and prom in the 70’s. We couldn’t get enough Chicago. 25 or 6 To Four, Saturday In The Park…so many. So awesome. Those were the days. 😁

This song is a Music Teachers dream so much to tell about how great musicians play together

I doubt anyone was over the age of 26 at this point in the band's history.

One thing I like about your reaction videos is that you do a little research before the reaction. For example, I've seen that famous Heart tribute to Led Zeppelin (Stairway to Heaven) a bunch of times. Some have no idea who the band members are, who Heart is, or that the camera kept showing the remaining band members on the balcony. Your pre-reaction research is great.

I was 5 or 6 in 1970 and at that age I never "listened" to any of these songs but I grew up w these songs in the background as my Mom usually had the radio on in the house and in the car. So when I hear these songs now, they bring random memories. For instance, this song reminds me of being in the car on the way to the grocery store on a sunny summer afternoon. I don't know why but it does. This is a great song.

I became a huge fan when I was in high school in the 70's. I'll be seeing them in concert in mid-June and can't wait. This is one of my Top 10 songs of all time. Even when he played just rhythm guitar, Kath put all of himself into it.

I used to be in a band and we played a lot of their music. I did double duty in that band playing trumpet & bass, lol. It was great fun back then. Pure and simple music that made people bond, dance, and just enjoy themselves.

No apologies...it is damn good music!! ❤😍

I saw them twice in concert. Peter C. Said that horns were the main theme of their music.

The talent in the 60s and 70s were outstanding! The greatest generation of WWII created the greatest musicians ever. Just wow!

I've seen Chicago live twice. They're playing this summer about 45 minutes from where I live. Cheapest tickets I found for that concert are $399 and go up over $1,000. They are outstanding! Glad I saw them in the past...

One of the greatest and most influential bands in history! Still performing today and high school and college pep bands still jamming their songs today!!

Back in the mid 70s, they closed their shows with this favorite. Reassuring the fans of the bands return and continued release of great music. I was 19 in '75 and saw them in OKC.

Yes Yes Yes CHICAGO !! seen them 2x they once played in Chicago stadium with the Beach Boys for seven days straight to sold out concerts awesome. Love Terry Kath ! RIP

1969 in Chicago! This song by Chicago "Beginnings" was played on the R&B soul stations!!! They are an awesome band and still are!!!! ❤❤❤❤

Love their live TANGLEWOOD set, but in this instance, I strongly suggest you follow up with the studio version. Different ending, and the horns sound even better…the vocals are more forward in the mix. Everything pops.

Oh, once again, please, PLEASE listen to the full studio version of Beginnings. It. Is. Perfection.

So great! The studio version is also great!

Try the Carnegie Hall live album. "South California Purple's" ...more of blues Rocker! Terry Kath gets to stretch out. "Color my world" is part of a 15 minute suite that contains 2 singles: "Make me smile " and "Color my World"-(the ultimate prom slow dance) under the title: "Ballad for a girl in Buchanan!"

Awesome. If you haven't heard Make Me Smile and 25 or 6 to 4 yet, they're a must. Also I've Been Searching So Long, Saturday in the Park, and Wishing You Were Here are classics as well.

Early Chicago, before Terry Kath died is just phenomenal!

Leonid and friends have a bunch of Chicago covers on YT. Some songs, you can't even tell that it isn't actually Chicago. Great stuff.

I'd suggest checking out the song, Introduction, from their Transit Authority album. It's the first song on their first album and what an incredible way of introducing the band to us. I remember hearing the album when it was first released and we were all blown away. Great great group!

They were in their early to mid 20s when this was done. Amazing that they were just kids.

Now you can see why they became the supergroup and changed and inspired musicians to this day.

They are still touring , look up the dates. They always bring it, even today

If a live version is better than a studio album version, it will still be better hearing it second. That’s how it came to be known as better. Otherwise, original versions without video of any kind are always better.

My personal 2 fave tunes from this era of Chicago are Introduction from CTA (first album) and Ballet for A Girl from Buchannon from Chicago (better known as Chicago 2.

This was young men in eraly 20s 1970 and making this fantastic music. No one could make this music 2024 in age of 20

Gorgeous song..I was born in '64 and remember this as a kid...still a huge fan

I was 3 miles away from Tanglewood and couldn't go. I was 11, knew they were there. Parents had me on lockdown to keep me from going. I still have the Album they bought to make up for me missing the concert, they also wouldn't let me to to Woodstock either. What a couple of buzz kill parents are.. love your reactions

The thing I love about 70’s Chicago is there brass section with their music, I just love that sound!!!🔥🔥🔥 Glad you loved it and reacted!!❤👏👏👏

Thanks for getting this out so fast You have so much more Chicago to discover their 1st 4 albums were all doubles and I believe they have 20 or more albums by now After Terrys death they went a bit softer and Peter took over much of the lead role until his departure and went solo Lots of good stuff by him alone but early Chicago with Terry is the best to me

True musicians! Awesome sound! Not many sound like them’m❤️❤️❤️

There's something I find funny in this song. Robert Lamm introduces the song and Terry who starts the song with his guitar just stands there, and he is reminded by Bobby to start playing by saying "Terry."

My favorite member of Chicago… the horn section!😅Please react to them playing at their induction at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2016. They play a few songs (minus Terry Kath RIP and Peter Cetera who was replaced by Jason Scheff). You will be amazed at their playing in recent years.

Nothing like Chicago. Wish we could go back in time. Thank goodness for the music and video we have of them. Precious and phenomenal.

Saw Chicago in 75 at Madison Square Garden. This was my first concert ever at 14 years old, I was hooked as a fan of this band!

Thanks so much for this Salvo...Chicago is truly one of the greatest bands ever to grace our world. For something a little different from them, try "Color My World"...a short gem written by James Pankow (founding member) and sung by Terry Kath. I have such cherished memories of this concert at one of my favorite venues. I must have played their albums at least a hundred times, but seeing them live was a treasure....pure genius from this band of young guys...and, YES, those HORNS...just amazing! It's hard to wrap my brain around the hours of hard work it must have taken to not only compose and produce this complex, beautiful song but then to bring it on stage with absolute perfection.

I got to see them twice at Pine Knob outside of Detroit back in the 70's . I'm old now so I don't remember a whole lot, but it was good. Lol

Love Chicago in the Terry Kath era...

Their music is my best childhood memories ❤

Please do the STUDIO version! Chicago is great live, but the studio versions have a much cleaner sound and are ALWAYS spectacular! Then start with their early 70's hits and just work your way through the whole decade--it's ALL top notch!

Chicago, live, same concert, "Make Me Smile." 👍

Great music!

Their drummer, Danny Seraphine, gets such a big sound out of a small drum set. Amazing!

Leonid and friends do several great Chicago covers very well

Their whole first album is a masterpiece. You should definitely hit the studio version of the first track, "Introduction."

What a phenomenal performance! I've never seen that particular song from this concert, but now I will have to find the whole concert on DVD or whatever. Early Chicago (or CTA) is absolutely amazing. I love Terry's vocals, and well, his guitar-playing prowess goes without saying.

I first heard Chicago when I was 13. A really great band. The thing about these guys is, it's good rock music, and it introduced me to jazz and horns, and a good groove. 👍

Dynamite concert.

Chicago is my favorite band of all time. Beginnings is my favorite song. Along with being an Illinois girl, I’m 55 and grew up with them. My ultimate fave!❤

It Is Special!! Chicago Is Special!!

Good one! Memories!

This was a big wedding song back in the day

It’s time for “If You Leave Me Now” (studio recording)

I was too young to go see this live when it was performed but it happened right up the road for me okay about a half hour 45 minute drive but boy I wish I was there I seen the whole concert a few times it's really worth the watch

Groovy,,.. just damn groovy / ty Sal

Chicago had a lot of soul. Have you seen Santana live at Tanglewood? That is great too.

LOVED them back in the day!! Had their logo embroidered on my bell bottom jeans!! So fun to see you react and appreciate the talent they all had!! Thanks from Cyndy, Louisiana USA

Terry Keith was the leader of this fantastic band. R.I.P. Terry!

Early Chicago songs were definitely the best, seen them in concert twice, react to Dialogue Part 1 &2 (it’s one song); also check out Leoind and Friends, best cover band of Chicago and Earth Wind and Fire

I grew up listening to these guys because my older brothers were in a band the covered a few of their songs, surprisingly well, and it was great to hear them again.

Have been a fan of Chicago since the early 70s when my cousin introduced their library to me. Leonid and Friends are a Russian based tribute band that have a huge following and perform around the world. They are beyond awesome. Besides a huge Chicago library they also do Earth Wind and Fire Steely Dan amongst other bands with horns. Give them a listen. Love your reactions.

They were early to mid 20's Terry Kath was 24.

I think it's very funny that he says "Lee Loughnana trombone!" Lee plays the trumpet. James Pankow is on the trombone. 😊

this is the second time i watched a concert... they are one of my favorite bands. before this concert, my big brother and i was at Woodstock in August of 1969. Terry Kath (+) was one of the best lead guitarist and vocalist at that time. even Jimi Hendrix once said that he idolizes Terry as the best lead guitarist everr.

CHICAGO!!!!!

Gosh I remember listening to their albums on my record player over and over during this time...pure happy times..pure talent.....so damn good was the music of early Chicago pre Terry Kaths death....no two songs sounded alike. I can see you are enjoying them also. The horns and that darn one of a kind guitarist Terry Kath..

My first Concert Ever was Feb 12 1972 Chicago at the LA Forum. I was 16 😁👍🏻❤️

You mentioned 'Leonid and Friends' - they are ABSOLUTELY AMAZING - they are from Russia - and they do many 'Chicago' Songs. If you give 'Leonid and Friends' any of their cover songs for Chicago which are really 'Tribute' songs - and they sound INCREDIBLE.

The best version of this song. Factoid, that many may know, their first three albums were "double albums". That's a lot of music in a short time.

I'd just like to thank all the posters here who gave us the heads up on Leonid and Friends. I have been listening to Chicago for what has to be 53 years or so and still loving it all. Well Leonid and friends are simply wonderful, I am shocked to say that from time to time I like their cover better than the original, and that is not like me at all. They are that good. I love their videos because they seem to be having so much musician like fun, it brings back happy memories for me to see that. I only have one problem now, I can't work out how to get an extra 53 years so as to balance the books. I guess every so often a truly great cover band will come along, and this is them, last time it was LedZepp and we all know where that went. ;o)

- Just too good :)

By the way I saw them 4 years ago in Atlanta. REO Speedwagon opened for them. Another great Illinois band. Both were absolutely phenomenal! Still sound the same if not better because their voices deepened and matured. It was fantastic. If you ever get the chance to see them I would highly advise it. You would love them in concert. One of the main reasons I love them too is because of all the instruments. I love the horns too. ❤

When you have Terry Kath on vocals you don't need Ray Charles his guitar-playing is impeccable as well.